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US 10,941,803 · App. 16/484,963 · Granted Mar 9, 2021

Blind bolt fastening device

Inventors: Hongfei Chang (Jiangsu, CN); Jianbiao Bai (Jiangsu, CN); Yaping Lu (Jiangsu, CN); Junwu Xia (Jiangsu, CN); Fengjie Zhang (Jiangsu, CN); Wei Xie (Jiangsu, CN)
Assignees: China University of Mining and Technology; China Mining & Civil New Material Science and Technology Ltd.
F16B35/06F16B37/00F16B39/28F16B19/1054F16B41/002F16B43/00
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Patent No.
US 10,941,803
App. No.
16/484,963
Granted
Mar 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention discloses a blind bolt fastening device, and belongs to the technical field of bolts. The blind bolt fastening device includes Z-shaped gaskets, a fixed plate, elastic hinges, a screw cap, a nut, an integrated gasket and the like. The top end of the screw cap is connected to the fixed plate in a spot welding manner. A plurality of elastic hinges is uniformly mounted on the fixed plate. One end of each elastic hinge is rotatably fixed on the fixed plate. Connection points of the elastic hinges and the fixed plate do not exceed the outer edge of the fixed plate. The other end of each elastic hinge is connected to one Z-shaped gasket in a spot welding manner. In an initial state, the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets are uniformly distributed and fitted onto the outer wall of the screw cap along a circumferential direction. When needing to pass through amounting hole, the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets may be folded through the elastic hinges to the top end of the screw cap and form elastic potential energy for rebounding. The present invention realizes simple and quick single side installation of a bolt and may be widely applied to civil and architectural engineering, mechanical engineering and the like.

Claims (14)

1. A blind bolt fastening device comprising:

a fixed plate having a mounting hole;

a screw cap

a screw, wherein the mounting hole is capable of allowing the screw cap to pass through the mounting hole of the fixed plate; a top end of the screw cap is connected to the fixed plate in a spot welding manner;

a plurality of elastic hinges are uniformly mounted on the fixed plate; one end of each elastic hinge of said plurality of elastic hinges is rotatably fixed on the fixed plate; wherein connection points between the plurality of elastic hinges and the fixed plate do not exceed an outer edge of the fixed plate;

a plurality of Z-shaped gaskets, wherein the other end of each elastic hinge of said plurality of elastic hinges is connected to the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets in a spot welding manner; in an initial state, the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets are uniformly distributed and fitted onto an outer wall of the screw cap along a circumferential direction; when needing to pass through the mounting hole, the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets may be folded through the plurality of elastic hinges to the top end of the screw cap and form elastic potential energy for rebounding;

contact surfaces of the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets and the screw cap are curved surfaces having the same curvature radius as outer surface of the screw cap; contact surfaces of the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets and the mounting hole of the fixed plate are curved surfaces having the same curvature radius as inner surface of the mounting hole; and the spot welding strength between the plurality of elastic hinges and the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets ensures that the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets are pressed against the fixed plate under the pre-tension action of the bolt after being reset, and after that, the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets and the plurality of elastic hinges are automatically separated.

2. The blind bolt fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of elastic hinges have a maximum open angle of 180 degrees and are capable of rebounding a section of force in two directions.

3. The blind bolt fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein said plurality of Z shaped gaskets comprises two Z-shaped gaskets, wherein the fixed plate is rectangular.

4. The blind bolt fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed plate is 2 mm in thickness.

5. The blind bolt fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the spot welding strength between the screw cap and the fixed plate ensures that the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets are pressed against the fixed plate under the pre-tension action of the bolt after being reset, and after that, the fixed plate and the screw cap are automatically separated.

6. The blind bolt fastening device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of Z-shaped gaskets are made of 20MnTiB (M is less than or equal to 24) or 35 VB (M is less than or equal to 30), and the fixed plate is made of Q235 steel.

7. The blind bolt fastening system as in claim 1 , wherein said plurality of Z shaped gaskets comprises three Z-shaped gaskets and wherein the fixed plate is triangular.

8. The blind bolt fastening system as in claim 1 , wherein said plurality of Z shaped gaskets comprises four Z-shaped gaskets and wherein the fixed plate is triangular.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2019
From: CHANG, HONGFEI; BAI, JIANBIAO; LU, YAPING; XIA, JUNWU; ZHANG, FENGJIE; XIE, WEI
To: CHINA UNIVERSITY OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY; CHINA MINING & CIVIL NEW MATERIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201711379086.3 · Dec 19, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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